On Your Hands
- April 24, 2023
- Skeleton Studios
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Get on itch.io Store"On Your Hands" is a challenging physics-based puzzle game where you manipulate unstable objects with your own in-game hands. Your goal is to safely maneuver fragile eggs to their designated platforms, while avoiding various obstacles and traps. With its unique gameplay mechanics and escalating difficulty, it offers a fun and engaging experience for players who enjoy problem-solving and quick reflexes.
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Reviews
- The puzzles are varied, challenging, and cleverly designed, encouraging creative thinking and exploration.
- The game features a rich atmosphere with beautiful visuals, engaging story elements, and effective horror elements that enhance the experience.
- It offers generous checkpoints and anti-frustration features, making it accessible and enjoyable for players of different skill levels.
- The game starts off slowly, which may be off-putting for some players before the mechanics become more interesting.
- There are minor bugs and glitches reported, particularly on Linux, which can affect gameplay but are generally not game-breaking.
- Some players found certain puzzles and platforming sections to be frustratingly difficult, requiring patience and multiple attempts to solve.
- gameplay14 mentions
- 86 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is highly praised for its innovative and challenging puzzles that encourage creative thinking and emergent gameplay. While it starts slowly, the mechanics become engaging and are well-integrated, providing a smooth difficulty curve. Overall, players find the combination of action and puzzle-solving to be exceptional, with a simple yet effective art style that complements the experience.
“This game truly shines where it matters the most: the puzzles are varied and challenging; the mechanics are fresh and smartly designed, they blend together in ways that make you think outside the box and leave room for creativity and emergent gameplay; the difficulty increases gradually and without highs or lows.”
“It's a great mix of puzzles and action; it might be surprising with its setting and presentation, but it will surprise you even more with its awesome gameplay mechanics.”
“10/10 gameplay is amazing, graphics are great, puzzles are exactly how hard they need to be.”
- story11 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 27 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The story is described as charming and compelling, featuring a richly dark atmosphere and engaging environmental storytelling. While it primarily unfolds through logs and documents—some of which may be lengthy or cryptic—the narrative remains interesting and emotionally resonant. Players express anticipation for future episodes to resolve the mysteries surrounding the characters and their world.
“On your hands is a genuinely charming puzzle game with lovely art, a compelling story, and richly dark atmosphere.”
“The story was touching, both of your acquaintance and the races inhabiting Ooblterra.”
“The story is told mainly by logs and documents; some of them are a bit too long or cryptic, but overall it's still interesting.”
“Can't wait for all the 'episodes' to come out to see if there will be a conclusion to the mysterious story of Prot and the communicator (I don't know her name!) will wait to see!”
“Tl;dr - another world x portal by way of a story about my uncle.”
- graphics9 mentions
- 78 % positive mentions
- 22 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their simplicity and functionality, effectively complementing the gameplay and atmosphere, though they may require some adjustment. Many reviewers highlight the beautiful visuals and great art style, contributing to an engaging experience, while also noting that the overall presentation enhances the enjoyment of the game.
“10/10 gameplay is amazing, graphics are great, puzzles are exactly how hard they need to be.”
“Very fun and your first playthrough will definitely have your brain thinking, gorgeous visuals, wonderful voice acting and boy howdy the last puzzle on map 10 sure did take me a moment to work out!”
“The visuals were beautiful, the sound design was yucky (in a good way), and the music was a bop; I hope to see the OST released someday.”
- atmosphere6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is described as charming yet richly dark, enhanced by lovely art and a compelling story. Reviewers appreciate the focus on atmospheric horror and enemy design rather than frustration from gameplay mechanics, although the art style may require some adjustment. Overall, the atmosphere effectively complements the puzzle elements, creating an engaging experience.
“On your hands is a genuinely charming puzzle game with lovely art, a compelling story, and a richly dark atmosphere.”
“I greatly appreciate all the anti-frustration features in the game; I enjoy when the horror aspect comes from the atmosphere and enemy design rather than the fear of losing progress on a puzzle.”
“The art style is simple and functional to the gameplay and the atmosphere, although you might need some time to get accustomed to it.”
- music3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received high praise for its quality and integration with the overall audio design, enhancing the ambiance and experience. Reviewers noted the enjoyable audio mixing and expressed a desire for the original soundtrack to be released, highlighting its catchy and engaging nature.
“I greatly enjoyed the audio mixing, music, ambiance, voice acting, and effects throughout the whole game.”
“The visuals were beautiful, the sound design was yucky (in a good way), and the music was a bop; I hope to see the OST released someday.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's stability is generally solid, with only minor glitches and some rough edges in the tutorial that do not significantly detract from the experience. Players find the charm and engaging puzzles to outweigh these minor issues.
“There are a couple of rough edges with the tutorial, but nothing infuriating. There are some minor glitches here and there, but it's charming enough and the puzzles are fun enough for them not to be a hindrance.”
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is highlighted by a touching narrative that deeply connects players to both the characters and the diverse races within Ooblterra. Players express a sense of heart-wrenching conflict as they grapple with the moral implications of their choices, particularly when it comes to achieving completion at the cost of sparing characters they have grown attached to.
“The story was touching, both in terms of your acquaintances and the races inhabiting Ooblterra.”
“It's going to be a heart-wrenching experience hunting for achievements, because I'm going to have to murder those I spared to earn their respective achievements.”
